Does your ticket say general standing? Usually says ground admission. What does your fev ticket say? because you can only stand on a certain terrace for that Match too. Shut up moaning like a set of old women and stand where your told and enjoy the game

My argument is that WT were quite happy to take my money and let me stand where I wanted, which for me has always been behind the sticks for 30+ years and sometimes more than once a year. Stick a tin shed roof on it and all of a sudden I'm not allowed behind the sticks.

Anyway thats all irrelevant now because we can stand in the North Stand and I will be behind the sticks thank you very much.

No you can't n/e corner and east stand terrace read the map if you don't like it get your ticket refunded. By all accounts you've not sold many anyway and will struggle to fill the eastern terrace

at least our club don't change the match attendance, I'm sure 11,000 would never fit in your god-forsaken ground

Of course they can stand behind the sticks, assuming there's room when they get there. Trying to police a North Korean border post a third of the way down the terrace is never going to happen. They're just going to fill up from that side after entering through Donny Road. The number and proportions of fans will determine the natural 'border' as most Cas fans will want to stand together. The general proportions will be roughly known from ticket sales hence the guestimate on the graphic. AFAIK there was a migration of Wakey fans to the North against Catalans, so we expect similar numbers there this week. I'm sure this is all mountains and mole-hills.

Had to go down to the ground to buy a ticket for a friend & asked for clarification as I have a friend who will be going (as a CT fan) & wanted to get the "party line".

[sizeThe new North Stand is for HOME FANS ONLY. There is a small area on the corner of the North Terrace that isn't under the cover of the stand, this is the ONLY place you will be allowed to go other than the Eastern Terrace, which is a FAMILY AREA & can be used for BOTH sets of fans.

Whilst the diagram does show an area of the North Terrace access to the new covered area will be reserved for HOME FANS ONLY.

The same restrictions/advice will apply to ALL clubs/away fans who visit BV in the future.[/size

I fully back WTW for doing this, changing ends died with the dinosaurs & we'll both have designated areas at our new stadia, which is in line with most SL clubs. What's the fuss? Stand where your told & behave like adults- then whatever the score we BOTH win in terms of keeping or improving (in your case) the way our fans are represented in the media.

Link?
If this is true, it's crazy.
How are they going to police this at BV?

Simple answer is - they can't

Like I said in my post, if people don't wear their colours (which I usually don't), how will they even tell who supports who?
Short of asking every person who they are going to support then they can't

Ask the club, it was stated yesterday in the press statement.

It's not crazy at all, why build a new covered area to create more noise & then open it up the general population. You want your home fans in there to create a hostile atmosphere for visiting PLAYERS.

Segregation has a positive side, one I think some are ignoring. This is the norm!

MOST fans do where colours!
Stewards will advise fans, I can't see why CT fans are being so awkward, let us have our new area for home fans, your needs will be catered for without walking through, there are ample food/drink/toilet facilities without moving onto the western side of BV.

Isn't the East stand seated? Are we allowed in the west stand?

Again, like I said in my earlier post. I don't have any issues on where to stand.

I can see the benefits it will have for Wakey that they haven't had in the past, and also fully understand the clubs reason behind doing this. Though the fans have to have the same interest. Cas tried getting all the fans in to the Princess Street Stand at WR, it happened for 1 or 2 games then died a death with people going back to their usual spots "because it's where they've always stood".

People don't like change, and they certainly don't like being told what they can and can't do.

Stewards may advise fans, it doesn't mean they will listen, and they will go unidentified if they are not wearing colours.

Like I said, I don't have any issues about standing in a specific area, the picture given on the website looks to have allocated a very small section of your whole ground to away fans, this will cause issues when the likes of Leeds come in big numbers. It only antagonises fans when they feel they are being persecuted and herded to a small section "just because you've now got a roof"

This also works the other way IMO.
Having the eastern terrace will be an advantage in itself, forward passes & offsides will be clearer & thus a united vocal support can sway even the most level headed ref & we both know the dross we have this week!

Anways I think this storm in a tea cup will pass off without any notice.

As far as fans "sneaking in" goes, the #letsgonorth movement has been going for a few weeks & got a great start against Le Cats, you can only stand where there's room & I know a lot are getting there early to claim their new spots!

rlStatement from Casrl

Can't help feeling it would have been better for Richard Wright to conduct any complaints in private...

We have the WRE which is open to ANYONE.
Though the majority of cas fans go in there, other fans are welcome to go in there and ARE NOT STOPPED.

Will this now be segrigated for every game, will wigan/hull fc/saints fans all be stopped from going in the north stand, or is that just cas fans.